Get Energised

It's Rosie's dad's 80th birthday this week! In this episode of Get Energised, show host Rosie O'Toole talks to people who are retired to find out what energises them, and discovers how those of us who aren't quite at retirement age just yet, can make the transition to retirement a little easier.  By doing so, will set us up for the rest of our lives.  Episode Timeline: 00:50   What can we learn now about being energised, from those who are retired? 01:32   Introducing Margery, our 89 year old guest 04:08   Introducing Ken and Carolynne, between them they have a combined retirement age of over 40 years!    16:11   Challenge Me Challenge You 23:00   It's Competition Time!  To enter, go to It's Competition Time. 24:53   Next week's episode is all about tea. If you have a favourite flavour of tea that energises you, then please get in touch via the Facebook, Twitter or Instagram page.    Show Links: To find ou

  Dancing is said to be good for us, but how energised does it really make us feel?  In this episode of Get Energised, show host Rosie O'Toole talks to the Dance Along team who are passionate about getting kids and adults energised.  Then later, follow Rosie as she tries out a completely new kind of dance class - No Lights No Lycra - and gives this week's challenge a Get Energised rating out of 10.   Episode Timeline: 00:42    Rosie's dancing experience. 02:59   Introducing Dance Along with Jenny Reye (the creator and owner of Dance Along) and Chrissy Nelson (Dance Along's Queensland Show Manager).     14:54 This week's challenge. 15:30 What's No Lights No Lycra all about? 22:09  Get Energised Rating for Challenge 8 – Let's Dance 24:37 Next week's challenge – "the benefits of taking on this challenge will set me up for the rest of my life."   Show Links: To find out more about Dance Along classes for your pre-school child, go to Dance Along

In this episode show host, Rosie O'Toole is joined by a guest presenter and together they chat to people with very busy jobs and how they get energised.  If you sent in your 'busy bee' suggestion, then be sure to listen in for a mention.  Later, Rosie takes on one of the busy bees challenges and gives you some hints on how you can try it too.   Episode Timeline: 01:26    Introducing today's guest presenter. 02:15   Let's hit the streets and chat to some very busy people, our busy bees. 08:36   Your 'Busy Bee' Get Energised suggestions 10:57   This week's challenge – the Busy Bee challenge 16:08   This week's Best Buys 16:05   Get Energised Rating for Challenge 7 – the Busy Bee challenge 18:16   "Next week I'll be trying out a completely different kind of dance class"   Show Links: For the Cleveland Clinic's guide to what the colour of your urine says about you, go to Cleveland Clinic. And for more details, go to Uri

In this episode we find out how de-cluttering can energise us. Show host Rosie O'Toole talks with professional organiser Little Miss Organised, who gives guidance on how to tackle de-cluttering in your home and explains how by getting organised and getting rid of clutter, can makes us feel so much better.  Rosie then takes on the challenge to de-clutter an area in her kitchen and rates her experience.   Episode Timeline: 00:40    Why are we in Rosie's kitchen today? 01:30   Little Miss Organised – Bonnie Black - tells all about de-cluttering 13:36   This week's challenge is challenge 6 – Decluttering 18:20   Quick Book Review – see below for the book links mentioned in today's episode 20:42    Download audio book for free with Audible (US), Audible (UK) or Audible (AU) 21:24   Get Energised Rating for Challenge 6 – Decluttering 23:05   To be part of next week's episode please get in touch with your Get Energised suggesti

Follow show host (and complete Yoga novice!), Rosie O'Toole as she finds out what Yoga is all about and gets to experience Yoga for the very first time with over 1000 other people!   Episode Timeline: 00:54   Sally Waters talks Rosie through what Yoga is and how it energises us. 10:26   Introducing challenge 5 – Yoga. 10:59   Rosie tries yoga for the very first time with over 1000 other people! 15:58   "How does Yoga energise you?" - Rosie finds out from Yoga Day participants what they think. 19:02   Introducing Gayatri – organiser of Brisbane's Yoga Day Festival. 21:38   Get Energised Rating for Challenge 5 – Yoga. 26:55   "Give yourself space and clarity" - Tune in next week to find out how.   Show Links: Watch Sally's video to discover 3 simple ways to add yoga to your life and to help you sleep better. Thank you to all the participants of the Brisbane Yoga Day Festival who took part in this episode of Get Energised.  And

The challenge for this episode was suggested by one of our Get Energised Facebook followers.   Listen to show host Rosie O'Toole as she finds out that Aloe Vera isn't just good for treating our skin, it's also good to drink. Episode Timeline: 01:10        Review comments from around the world 03:00        Introducing challenge 4 03:43        This week's special guest – Hazel Walsh 04:22        An alternative to juicing? 08:49        "My wee has turned fluorescent green!" 09:12        5 top health benefits of drinking aloe vera juice 12:37        Your suggestions 13:57        How you can receive a free personalised photo 14:20        Challenge 4 Get Energised Rating 15:54        "Next week's challenge I do

Today's episode is all about doing things for others and how that might make us feel.  Follow show host Rosie O'Toole as she shares her kindness to people close to home, further afield within Australia and also to people in far flung places of the world.   Episode Timeline: 00:40        Introducing Challenge 3 01:21        What is Kiva.org? 03:11        Sarah De Jonge, founder of the 1000 Hearts kindness project 12:12        A surprise for Sarah! 19:22        Get Energised rating for challenge 3 – Be Kind to Someone 20:47        "This challenge turns my wee fluorescent green!"   Show Links: To find out more about Kiva.org, go to: Kiva To find out more about the 1000 Hearts kindness project, go to 1000 Hearts To find about about Heart Kids, go to HeartKids   Keep in Touch: I'm looking for 97 more ways to get energised!  Have you

Today's episode is all about doing "fitness in disguise".  Follow show host, Rosie O'Toole as she takes you to her local Zumba class and finds out what 15 million people are doing around the world and why.  WORD OF CAUTION – heaving breathing can be heard during this podcast! Episode Timeline: 02:40        "Zumba Zumba Zumba" 03:17         What's Zumba all about? 04:22         Zumba classes all around the world 06:30         How does Zumba work? 10:23         What do you need to bring to a Zumba class? 12:30         Our special guest – Paola Tonel, Zumba instructor 13:20         Today's Get Energised Rating 13:56         Your Get Energised suggestions 16:18         Please subscribe, rate an

Today's episode is all about how the concept of Get Energised got started.  Follow show host, Rosie O'Toole as she discovers the benefits of juicing and chats with Donnie Toivola, the creator of Rosie's favourite juice – the Jolt Juice! Episode Timeline: 00:34   What's Get Energised all about? 02:58   Challenge Me Challenge You - Looking for 100 ways to get energised. 05:10   This week's Special Guest – Donnie Toivola 07:10   Donnie's favourite juice 10:57   What to do with all the left over pulp in your juicer 13:14   How juice energises us 17:26   Your Feedback 18:34   Today's Get Energised Rating 19:41   "A challenge that gets us moving without even knowing we are exercising!"   Show Links: To find out more about Donnie Toivola and Just On Juice, go to:  JustOnJuice To find out the juicer Rosie uses, go to: Breville Juice Fountain (amazon.com) or check out this Quick Clean Juicer (amazon.co.uk